The value of all the homes has risen by more than 223% in the past two decades, to £1.401bn, meaning its worth more than the stock listed company Savills, which is worth £1.381bn.

Those homeowners and Buy-to-Let landlords who bought their homes twenty or more years ago have come out on top, adding thousands and thousands of pounds to the value of their own Darwen homes as the younger generation continue to be priced out of the market. This is even more remarkable because, in those twenty years, we had the years of 2008 and 2009 following the global financial crisis, where we saw a short term drop in Darwen house prices of between 15% and 20% (depending on the type of property). And although there have been a number of consecutive years of growth in property values recently in Darwen it hasn’t been anywhere near the levels seen in the early 2000’s.

Twenty years ago, the total value of property was worth £432.9m. Over those twenty years, total property values have increased by £968.7m, meaning today, the total value of all the properties in Darwen is worth £1.401bn. Even more remarkable, when you consider the FTSE100 has only risen by 40.84% in the same time frame. Also, when I compared it with inflation, i.e. the UK Retail Price Index, inflation had risen by 72.2% during the same twenty years.

So, what does this all mean for Darwen? Well as we enter the unchartered waters of 2018 and beyond, even though property values are already declining in certain parts of the previously over cooked central London property market, the outlook remains relatively good as over the last five years, the local property market has been a lot more sensible than central London’s.

House values will remain resilient for several reasons. Firstly, demand for rental property remains strong with persistent immigration and population growth. Secondly, with 0.25% interest rates, borrowing has never been so cheap and finally, the simple lack of new house building in Darwen. Not even keeping up with current demand, let alone eating into years and years of under investment mean only one thing – yes it might be a bumpy ride over the next 12 to 24 months but, in the medium term, property ownership and property investment in Darwen has and always will, out ride out the storm.

In the coming weeks, I will look in greater detail at my thoughts for the 2018 Darwen Property Market. As always, all my articles can be found at the Darwen Property Market Blog

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Looking for Property Investment Opportunities in Darwen or East Lancashire? well your in the right place. In this blog, I will talk about what is happening in the Darwen property market itself, even looking at specific streets and estates in Darwen. At other times, I will post what I consider decent buy to let deals in the town. Some will be on the market with me (as I also sell property and source for investors from all backgrounds and levels of experience), but most will be on the market with other estate agents in Darwen. I like to look at the whole of market and give you, what I consider the best investment opportunities, regardless of which agent is selling it.